Sheroes: Isabella Rossalini

by | Jun 1, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme

She could be described as the best possible result of a power couple. Daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossalini, actress, model, activist and writer Isabella Rossalini (born in 1952) has turned out a career that has produced some remarkable photographs, a...

Justifiable Hypocrisy?

by | Jun 2, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme

I tried to sum up my feelings about the man who gunned down the Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller as he entered his church this weekend, but I could find no words more articulate than the ones printed on this woman's sign. Terrorist is the operative word....

Would Don Draper Approve?

by | Jun 9, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme

This Volvo ad from the sixties makes some pretty blatant assumptions about the kinds of things women are concerned about (fur coats, swimming pools, and furniture). But the announcer has such a gentle voice that it's alright. Plus, it's Volvo! Feminists drive...

Don't Douthat

by | Jun 12, 2009 | Cherchez La Femme

This is Ross Douthat. He once wrote about a near sexual encounter with a woman who "resembled a chunkier Reese Witherspoon." This coming from a man who, judging from his picture, is the epitome of chunk. He was eventually disgusted to the point of not...